Originally posted by NoahsMommy
Oh yes! Noah, who is usually mild in comparrison to his little sister Noel FREAKS out! They both run around, staring at us...like something is wrong and they don't know what. (This is right before the EQ) When the EQ finally hits, they hide under the bed (along with my hubby ) and will stay there for a little bit. Poor things....I can imagine how scary it is for them.

Poor Ritzy...was this his first earthquake??
Yes this was her first "ground shaking" event - we don't get them very often in the midwest, but there is a fault line about 100 miles south and west of us that occasionally produces a little rumble or two. The first time we had one, my spouse didn't believe me when I told him it was an earth tremor...then the news came on and corroborated my belief.

She was given a lot of loving and reassurance and is now her old self again

I do believe animals feel these events before they happen. Ritz is a basket case during a thunderstorm - hides under the chair for hours after. I thought it was interesting that she didn't do the same for this event, rather took solace in "daddy's" lap.